The Washington critic., 1887-12-02
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Mrs. ABBA GooLD WooLsoS is delivering
a series of entertaining lectures IN Boston ou
the historical cities OF Spain as they now
are and as seen by herself.
LORD SALISBURY Is a fortunate dealer 10
London real estate, aud lately sold his prop.
eTty between the Thames embankment aud
the Strand for 81 100000.
MAcEpoN, New York, boasts OF the old
est voter 10 the State. The ancient Mace
donian is l03 years OF age, and retains oil
Of his faculties, except his hearing, unim-
paired.
NATHANIEL j. BRADLEE, the citizens
candidate for Mayor of Boston, /, native
Of that city and an architect by profession.
He was originally q Whig, but before he
became "Citizen," was a Democrat.
THE University Of Pennsylvania Il about
to send an expedition to Babylon on mis-
t!on Of literary and archaeological re-
search. 1t will be In charge of DR.. John P.
Peters OF the University and Of the Eplsco.
pal Divinity School.
In WHAT are known as the dragged"
Sunday Schools of London there are 10000
children and 1000 teachers, and still the
streets and slums are overcrowded with
thousands more who scarcely know when
sunday comes or what 1t is.
"TnERE is some talk" says a New York
letter In the Philadelphia Press, "of reviv-
Ing the old Carlton Club under John Cham.
berlin's management. There is SO much
easily acquired wealth In New York to-day
that new. ways of getting rid Of private sur
plus are In order"
Mr.. WILLIAM d. HowELLs, In order to
relieve the apprehension, or rather the
misapprehension Of his friends, says he
will shortly come out with an explanation
Of the reasons that induced him to sign the
| petition for clemency 10 the case OF the
Chicago Anarchists.
THE great international exhibition at
| Brussels will open on the LIST OF May next,
| all applications to be filed by January 10,
and entries to be made by April Is. One
| of the features of the exhibition will be a
| competitive display OF daily and weekly
newspapers and periodicals Of various
| kinds, and the:Brltish section has already
applied for $4,000 yarls OF space in this de-
| partment.
"Ah, Blddy," said Pat, as together they
sat,
And gszed at their Thanksgiving meal,
"There's mary sinner who'll not git 0
diuner
As good as our owp, an feel
| We ought to thank H,ven fur that"
i Chicago News.
VICE PRESIDENT HUETINGTos OF the
Southern Pacific Railroad, being called
upon to settle a controversy as to the
largest mileage OF track laying ever doae
in one day, says that When the Central Pa
clc was neariDg PrOmoDtary, and the
Union Pacific was making tremendous
effort to reach the same point, the Central
laid ten miles and several hundred feet OF
track in one working day without artificial
light. This, Mr.. Huntington says, Is tn,
most colossal days work 10 railroad build
ing ever done on the coLtilent.
AN "American Club" for social pur
poses, has been established In London, to
consist especially OF residents of the United
Kingdom, North and South America ant
the West Indies. The membership 4
limited to 1000, one-hslf of the 800 orlgIna
members to be made up of applicants livlnl
In America, without entrance fee, The sub
sequent fee will be $3.50, and annual due
from $l5 to $40, according to residence
Members OF various American clubs, IN
Guiding the Metropolitan OF Washing ton
are eligible to immediate election.